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| − | * https://monoskop.org/images/0/0c/Infermental_7.pdf#page=11 | + | '''Tony Conrad''' (born Anthony Schmalz Conrad, 7 March 1940 – 9 April 2016) was an American video artist, experimental filmmaker, musician, composer, sound artist, teacher, and writer. Active in a variety of media since the early 1960s, he was a pioneer of both drone music and structural film. As a musician, he was an important figure in the New York minimalist scene of the 1960s, during which time he performed as part of the Theatre of Eternal Music (along with John Cale, La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela, Terry Riley, and others). He became recognized as a filmmaker for his 1966 film ''The Flicker''. |
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| + | * [https://monoskop.org/images/0/0c/Infermental_7.pdf#page=11 "Catching Up to Video at Home and Abroad"], ''Infermental'' 7, eds. Chris Hill, Tony Conrad, and Peter Weibel, Buffalo, NY: Hallwalls, 1988, pp 10-16. | ||
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| + | * ''[http://www.hallwalls.org/pubs/2006.TonyConrad.RFS.pdf Pioneer of the Minimal: A Tony Conrad Retrospective]'', Buffalo, NY: Hallwalls, 2006, [6] pp. Exh. booklet. [http://www.hallwalls.org/pubs/77.html] | ||
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| + | * ''Writings'', eds. Constance DeJong and Andrew Lampert, Brooklyn, NY: Primary Information, 2023, 576 pp. [https://primaryinformation.org/product/writings/ Publisher]. | ||
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| + | ==Literature== | ||
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| + | * [[Branden W. Joseph]], ''[https://aaaaarg.fail/thing/5efb97949ff37c71f62e81c0 Beyond the Dream Syndicate: Tony Conrad and the Arts after Cage]'', Zone Books, 2008, 489 pp. [https://www.zonebooks.org/books/25-beyond-the-dream-syndicate-tony-conrad-and-the-arts-after-cage Publisher]. | ||
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| + | * Tabea Lurk, ''[https://monoskop.org/log/?p=18229 Tony Conrad. Video – und darüber hinaus]'', Bern: Peter Lang, 2015, 450 pp. {{de}} | ||
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| + | * ''Introducing Tony Conrad: A Retrospective'', ed. Cathleen Chaffee, Koenig Books, 2019, 304 pp. Texts by Rachel Adams, Vera Alemani, Constance DeJong, Diedrich Diederichsen, Anthony Elms, David Grubbs, Henriette Huldisch, Branden W. Joseph, Andrew Lampert, Christopher Müller, Annie Ochmanek, Tony Oursler, Tina Rivers Ryan, Jay Sanders, Paige Sarlin and Christopher Williams. [http://www.sfcinematheque.org/product/introducing-tony-conrad-a-retrospective/] | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
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* [[Department of Media Study]] | * [[Department of Media Study]] | ||
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| − | * http://web.archive.org/web/20131203144805/http://tonyconrad.net/index_thurs.html | + | * [http://web.archive.org/web/20131203144805/http://tonyconrad.net/index_thurs.html Website] (archived 2013) |
| − | * | + | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Conrad Wikipedia] |
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| + | [[Series:Video art]] [[Series:Sound art]] [[Series:Experimental film]] | ||
| + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Conrad, Tony}} | ||
Latest revision as of 12:58, 21 February 2025
Tony Conrad (born Anthony Schmalz Conrad, 7 March 1940 – 9 April 2016) was an American video artist, experimental filmmaker, musician, composer, sound artist, teacher, and writer. Active in a variety of media since the early 1960s, he was a pioneer of both drone music and structural film. As a musician, he was an important figure in the New York minimalist scene of the 1960s, during which time he performed as part of the Theatre of Eternal Music (along with John Cale, La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela, Terry Riley, and others). He became recognized as a filmmaker for his 1966 film The Flicker.
Contents
Publications[edit]
- "Catching Up to Video at Home and Abroad", Infermental 7, eds. Chris Hill, Tony Conrad, and Peter Weibel, Buffalo, NY: Hallwalls, 1988, pp 10-16.
- Pioneer of the Minimal: A Tony Conrad Retrospective, Buffalo, NY: Hallwalls, 2006, [6] pp. Exh. booklet. [1]
- Writings, eds. Constance DeJong and Andrew Lampert, Brooklyn, NY: Primary Information, 2023, 576 pp. Publisher.
Literature[edit]
- Branden W. Joseph, Beyond the Dream Syndicate: Tony Conrad and the Arts after Cage, Zone Books, 2008, 489 pp. Publisher.
- Tabea Lurk, Tony Conrad. Video – und darüber hinaus, Bern: Peter Lang, 2015, 450 pp. (German)
- Introducing Tony Conrad: A Retrospective, ed. Cathleen Chaffee, Koenig Books, 2019, 304 pp. Texts by Rachel Adams, Vera Alemani, Constance DeJong, Diedrich Diederichsen, Anthony Elms, David Grubbs, Henriette Huldisch, Branden W. Joseph, Andrew Lampert, Christopher Müller, Annie Ochmanek, Tony Oursler, Tina Rivers Ryan, Jay Sanders, Paige Sarlin and Christopher Williams. [2]
